Balustrading and Steps Immediately South of Cowley Manor
BALUSTRADING AND STEPS IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF COWLEY MANOR
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1340156
- Date first listed:
- 22-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Balustrading and Steps Immediately South of Cowley Manor
- Statutory Address:
- BALUSTRADING AND STEPS IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF COWLEY MANOR
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- Reference:
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- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1340156
- Date first listed:
- 22-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Balustrading and Steps Immediately South of Cowley Manor
- Statutory Address 1:
- BALUSTRADING AND STEPS IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF COWLEY MANOR
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- BALUSTRADING AND STEPS IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF COWLEY MANOR
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Cotswold (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Cowley
- National Grid Reference:
- SO9646414615
Details
COWLEY COWLEY VILLAGE
SO 9614
10/85 Balustrading and steps immediatel
south of Cowley Manor
GV II
Steps and retaining walls to terraces south of Cowley Manor.
Probably built c1860 for James Hutchinson. Ashlar. Retaining
walls to three terraces; centrally placed double flight of steps
from the upper terrace; single flights of steps at the centre of
the other terraces. Pedestals with urns, some now lost, to the
upper terrace; steps down with foliate scrollwork to the
balustrade; pilasters becoming pedestals on the south side of the
steps, two retaining urns; small rectangular panels to the
pilasters decorated with the figures of the four seasons. Stone
bench seat at the eastern end of the upper terrace. The retaining
wall to the middle terrace also retains some urns.
(Country Life 4.8,1906)
Listing NGR: SO9646414615
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 135035
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Country Life in 4 August, (1906)
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 16 Gloucestershire,
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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